Improved varnish



' To all to whom these presents 'nuly come:

' finish and I do hereby d elare the following to be a varnish, I put into a tank lens of the spirits of-turpentine, in order to dissolve WILLIAM HOPSON, OF SOUTH Letters Patent No. 86,672,

.90 gdoa MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

dated Februa/ry 9, 1869.

The schedule referred to in these Letters Be it known that- I, W LLIAM Horsox, of South Maldelnin the county of liliddlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Varnish or Composition, to he applied to grained and other surfaces, for giving to them what is termed a deadfull and exact description of the said composition, and the mode of compounding and using it.

In carrying out my invention, I combine with copal or any of the well-known varnishes, (or withthe materials of which they are coniposerh) a quantity of beeswax dissolved in spirits of'turpeiltine. I

In making thirty gallol sof my said composition or or other suitable vessel, fiiteen pounds of beeswax, and add thereto eight galthe same and renderit fluent. After it is thoroughly dissolved, I add to the mixture twenty gallons of copal or other ordinary varnish, and then stir the mixture homogeneous mass. ready for use. My said composition Thecomposition will then he or varnish possesses several advantages over any of the common varnishes known to me as used in the arts for coverin painted or grained surface.

In the first place, it is not so liable to crack when exposed to heat as are the common, varnishes of comg or protecting a mercc, the heeswax imparting to it a very high degree Patent andjfiakiug part of the m of flexibility and elasticity. In the second place, it is much more economical, as, owing to its fluency, it can be spread over about double the surface of a like quantity of the ordinary varnishes, while its cost per. gallon is no greaterthan that of any good varnish. In the third place, it is devoid of that glossy, gummy, and tacky touch and appearance, incident to most if not all ot the ordinary varnishes; and, fourth, it gives to a grained surface a more natural appearance of the wood it is intended to imitate; and, fifth, it maintains its normal condition longer than any other varnish within my knowledge.

In using my said composition or varnish, it is to be spread on a surface by means of a brush, like any other "varnish.

tially as above set forth.

, WILLIAM HOPSON. Witnesses:

B, E Bnown, Looms HrrcHINGs. 

